articles for creative lives & businesses
Pip Overwhelm at the Post
Getting overwhelmed by the amount of work you have on your plate as you attempt to balance your creativity, day job, family, social life and the business of taking your creative outlet more seriously is often par for the course. Even entrepreneurial types outside of...
5 Ways to Beat Business Overwhelm
Because thinking strategically and business planning is not generally in the comfort zone for many creatives, one of the most common challenges facing my strategy consulting clients and creatives who have been to my workshops is overwhelm. Once people get grounded...
Creativity & Parenthood
For better and worse, becoming a parent has been a creative-life game changer for me and I feel like it’s a rarely addressed topic in the arts industry. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this article about motherhood and creative careers that I related to so acutely I...
The Exposure Fallacy – are you really supporting the arts?
So, you want to support the arts by offering opportunities for artist “exposure”? Before you pat yourself on the back for being a patron of creative souls everywhere, there may be a few questions you need to ask yourself first to make sure you are actually supporting...
Symbiosis in the arts – creatives and salespeople
Working across all aspects of the arts industry, I often come across both sides of the coin when it comes to creatives and sellers of creative product. At a friend's lunch I went to recently, I was seated between both sides of this relationship (put the arty farty...
Websites 101
7 things to think about before you get started on your arts-business website. Yes, we know these days any business wanting to be taken seriously needs a quality website. Your website is your online universe and while you may use third party systems such as Etsy,...
Your Shining Year
Before you get going on your new work and creative year take a moment to do a bit of big dreaming. This is a great time of year for vision boarding, wish lists and goal setting. Give your self a kickstart fuelled by your highest hopes and juiciest ideas. To help you...
Your Year in Review
Before you get your 2016 started, take a moment to look back over 2015 and take stock of where you’ve already travelled. Investing time and attention on reviewing what you achieved and learnt in 2015 will give this year a big boost. To make it even easier I’ve...
Is your day job all wrong?
I am a big advocate for a well selected day job being incorporated into many of my clients’ creative lives. This is especially true of creatives who are progressive, challenge the status quo, expand cultural boundaries or are simply in a set up, learning or building...